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. >> the question is how bad these grants will be against israel and the united states. there were some side blows, but i would say for the state usually is in, he was kind of mild. he wants to establish a new world order that he is suggesting with all countries being equal, everybody living in peace and harmony -- that is at least what he said, but if you go into details, it does not make much sense. >> the egyptian president also took to the podium today, saying he opposes military intervention in syria. how was his speech received? >> it was very well-received, and it was a very well structured speech. it was a historic moment. first democratically elected civilian president of egypt speaking in front of the general assembly. he touched upon all the important topics, including syria, but what might have come as a surprise to some was that his most important topic is priority topic, was one that was more or less neglected this year as opposed to last year, which was the palestinian problem. he said that was the most pressing problem in the world. criticized israel with
. >> the question is how bad these grants will be against israel and the united states. there were some side blows, but i would say for the state usually is in, he was kind of mild. he wants to establish a new world order that he is suggesting with all countries being equal, everybody living in peace and harmony -- that is at least what he said, but if you go into details, it does not make much sense. >> the egyptian president also took to the podium today, saying he opposes...
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rather it is that i revere the office of the presidency of the united states. [cheers and applause] i will fight to win that office with all my heart and my soul. [cheers and applause] with your help, i have no doubt that we will win. you have summoned me to the highest mission within the gifts of any people. i could not be more proud. better men than i were at hand for this mighty task, and i owe it to you and to them every resource of mind and of strength that i possess to make your deed 20d -- today a good one for our country and for our party. i accept your selection for candidate for vice president. it will strengthen me. in the work that lies ahead for all of us. i know you join me in gratitude and in respect for the brave democrats and the leaders of our generation whose names you have considered here in this convention. whose vigor whose devotion to the republic we love so well has won the respect of countless americans and have enriched our party. [applause] your nomination has not enlarged my capacity. i have been deeply moved by their expressions of
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unite it nations. >> guest: on the -- >> utilization of the united nations do you think the united states is standing in at the way of 0 broader peace evident in the middle east. >> guest: i don't say america is standing in the way. what i can say is that it will require a sustained and determined effort by the u.s., working with some of the countries in the region, and partners in europe, to bring about peace in the region. it has not been sustained. in fact i'm not sure i can say there is a peace process today, and i think the u.s. has such a pivotal role to play, and both parties look to the u.s. leadership. there were times when they looked to see if one had gotten very close. i was in sheikh when president clinton was trying to get a solution, working during night, and at that point it seemed very close -- this was 2000, around there. since then we haven't been that close and there hasn't been a real effort to get the parties together, and there are people who are now beginning to wonder, if the two point solution -- the two-state solution is not evaporating; that there may be questi
unite it nations. >> guest: on the -- >> utilization of the united nations do you think the united states is standing in at the way of 0 broader peace evident in the middle east. >> guest: i don't say america is standing in the way. what i can say is that it will require a sustained and determined effort by the u.s., working with some of the countries in the region, and partners in europe, to bring about peace in the region. it has not been sustained. in fact i'm not sure i...
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. >> host: you criticize the united states, particularly in this area for having what you call a reflexive reaction against any palestinian. this the two palestinian that. >> host: it utilization of the united nations. do you think america was standing in the way of the broader peace effort in the middle east? >> i cannot say that america -- i don't say america is standing in the wake. what i can say is that it will require a sustained and determined effort to buy the u.s. working with some of the countries of the region and europe to bring about peace in the region. it has not been sustained. in fact, not sure i can say their is a peace process today. and i think the u.s. has such as a pivotal role to play. both parties look to other u.s. leaders. there were times when it looked as if one had got very close. and president clinton was trying to get a solution working day and night. at that point he seemed very close. this was 2000, run there. says that we have not been that close, and there have not been a real effort to get the parties together. there are people who are now beginning to w
. >> host: you criticize the united states, particularly in this area for having what you call a reflexive reaction against any palestinian. this the two palestinian that. >> host: it utilization of the united nations. do you think america was standing in the way of the broader peace effort in the middle east? >> i cannot say that america -- i don't say america is standing in the wake. what i can say is that it will require a sustained and determined effort to buy the u.s....
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>> pretty much, i think no one really fears the united states in that region. they have basically discounted the american president and he goes to the united nations and says that bashar al-assad -- he said that 13 months ago, he is still saying the same things about syria. we have done nothing about this eerie intensity and things are what they seem to us. cheryl: one thing he has done with the issue of syria, he has put hillary clinton as the face. mostly she is not going to be a secretary of state. do they know that in the muslim world? do they see her as a credible person? >> i'm glad that you took us there. secretary of state quinten stop in south africa and there was a scene of her cutting a rug on a dance floor in south africa. people look at this as ridiculous. secretary clinton has been running the clock on the syrian people. we do nothing about syria. if we do want to help them, we would on them. we went with them. we would come to the rescue. we just want them to wait. cheryl: but maybe the russians to that, doctor. maybe the russians are stepping in
>> pretty much, i think no one really fears the united states in that region. they have basically discounted the american president and he goes to the united nations and says that bashar al-assad -- he said that 13 months ago, he is still saying the same things about syria. we have done nothing about this eerie intensity and things are what they seem to us. cheryl: one thing he has done with the issue of syria, he has put hillary clinton as the face. mostly she is not going to be a...
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states and the united states society. i lived when i was a young student between 1978 and '85 in the united states. these were student days and these were good days and my family was with me. i want the relationship between the two peoples of the united states and egypt to reach the highest levels of communication and love and respect. respect, mutual respect. this is a message that i want to be clear, very clear, for the egyptian people and they know that and they love this and for the american people. i hope that this visit is the beginning of a relationship of mutual respect and the relationship of not intervening in the affairs of the other party as well. >> rose: when you were a student at southern cal-- (laughs) -- did you ever imagine in a moment that you might become president of egypt? >> i was busy, very busy at the time studying ad i was very much interested in political affairs and the situation in egypt and i always thought about the egyptian people and how i could benefit my nation and my country and i wante
states and the united states society. i lived when i was a young student between 1978 and '85 in the united states. these were student days and these were good days and my family was with me. i want the relationship between the two peoples of the united states and egypt to reach the highest levels of communication and love and respect. respect, mutual respect. this is a message that i want to be clear, very clear, for the egyptian people and they know that and they love this and for the...
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states to have a reflexive reaction with utilization of the united nations i they stand eight in the way of the board your peace effort? >> i can say it will require a sustained and determined effort by the u.s. to bring about peace in the region. it has not been sustained to say there is uh peace process today both look to you as leadership when president clinton tried to get the solution but since then we have not been that close. there are people would now begin to wonder if the two state solution is not evaporating on a questionable basis. >> host: to talk about "war and peace" looking back at your career with globally fares is there more war or more piece? >> in terms of forests there are fewer civil wars today man in the past but we have other problems. rehab internationally organized crime and weapons of mass destruction we have health issues end they can fly around the world very quickly. there are fewer wars but many of the problems that we need to do with in addition that do not exist here not totally sure to seven kofi annan thank you for joining us. >> guest: they give.
states to have a reflexive reaction with utilization of the united nations i they stand eight in the way of the board your peace effort? >> i can say it will require a sustained and determined effort by the u.s. to bring about peace in the region. it has not been sustained to say there is uh peace process today both look to you as leadership when president clinton tried to get the solution but since then we have not been that close. there are people would now begin to wonder if the two...
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>> an incredibly amateurish, crude and nasty movie made in the united states and released on you-tube, "innocence of muslims" it's called. it depicts the prophet mohammed as a dope, a fraud, a pedophile and womanizer >> jon: it's you-tube. i mean nobody pays attention to you-tube. why not have some fun with it. that will be the last we hear of it. what's that now in >> u.s. embassies and continuesate las under siege in middle east. africa and even asia. this map shows the unrest spreading to more than a dozen nations. >> jon: i see. that brings us to tonight's segment, actual democalypse. all this destruction and bloodshed was over a dumb internet video made by some [bleep]. and promoted by... ( applause ) ... and it was promoted by the koran-burning florida pastor terry jones. i believe we have a clip of him as well. >> a very naughty boy. now go away. >> who are you? i'm his mother, that's who jon: i'm being told that is a very different terry jones mocking a different world religion in a film that has been round for 3 years. well, that must be a lot of burned embassies... really? n
>> an incredibly amateurish, crude and nasty movie made in the united states and released on you-tube, "innocence of muslims" it's called. it depicts the prophet mohammed as a dope, a fraud, a pedophile and womanizer >> jon: it's you-tube. i mean nobody pays attention to you-tube. why not have some fun with it. that will be the last we hear of it. what's that now in >> u.s. embassies and continuesate las under siege in middle east. africa and even asia. this map...
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randall pinkston, cbs news, the united nations. >> and president obama is campaigning in ohio tomorrow. a new washington post poll of likely voters shows the president leading romney in ohio 52-44 percent. >>> the civil war in syria, the hot topic at those united nations meetings, the secretary general demanding global action to stop the fighting. an international charity claims that kids are now traumatized for life after they witnessed the devastation and perhaps endure torture as well. the group is now pleading with the international community. help syria's youngest victims. >>> a ceremony today in la plata, honoring soldiers missing in action all the way from the vietnam war. this marks the culmination of an effort to make charles county the first county in maryland to fly the pow mia flag year round. an estimated 1700 american soldiers who served in vietnam are still considered missing in action. >> someone once said that dying for my country isn't the worst thing that can happen. being forgotten is. >> only one of the estimated 1700 missing soldiers from vietnam is from charles c
randall pinkston, cbs news, the united nations. >> and president obama is campaigning in ohio tomorrow. a new washington post poll of likely voters shows the president leading romney in ohio 52-44 percent. >>> the civil war in syria, the hot topic at those united nations meetings, the secretary general demanding global action to stop the fighting. an international charity claims that kids are now traumatized for life after they witnessed the devastation and perhaps endure torture...
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the impasse is just one of the many strains on relations between russia and the united states. iran is another is the dis trust over nato's defense shield. earlier this month the u.s. agency of the international development to lead russia. i'm pleased to have sergey lavrov back at this table, welcome. >> thank you very much, nice to be back. >> rose: u.s.-russia relations. >> yes, i believe we agree that these relations should be promoted. when president obama came to the whitehouse, he and his team assessed the relationship between moscow and washington and suggested what they call the reset of those relations which we supported. and i believe that since then, we have been having understanding between us, between moscow and russia, that the really mutually beneficial partnership in the interest of the russian and american people in the interest of international relations given the importance of the two countries can be based on equal, mutually respectful, mually beneficial relatiohip. and on that route, we achieved quite a lot. i would be incomplete if i don't mention that the
the impasse is just one of the many strains on relations between russia and the united states. iran is another is the dis trust over nato's defense shield. earlier this month the u.s. agency of the international development to lead russia. i'm pleased to have sergey lavrov back at this table, welcome. >> thank you very much, nice to be back. >> rose: u.s.-russia relations. >> yes, i believe we agree that these relations should be promoted. when president obama came to the...
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states having a reflective reaction against any palestinian utilization of the united nation nations. do you think america is standing in the way of a broader peace effort in the middle east? >> guest: i don't say that america is winning in the way. what i can say is that it will require a sustained and determined effort by the u.s., working with some of the countries in the region and partners to bring about peace in the region. it has not been sustained. in fact, i'm not sure that i can say that there is a peace process today. i think the u.s. has such a pivotal role to y. both parties look to you as leadership in the u.s. it there is times when they looked to see if one had gotten very close. it was when president clinton was trying to get a solution. working day and night. at that point, it seemed very close. since then, we haven't been that close. and they haven't been giving a real effort, and there are people who are now beginning to wonder about the solution, then it's not evaporating, that there may be questionable basis that tuesday's to have solution. >> host: your book is
states having a reflective reaction against any palestinian utilization of the united nation nations. do you think america is standing in the way of a broader peace effort in the middle east? >> guest: i don't say that america is winning in the way. what i can say is that it will require a sustained and determined effort by the u.s., working with some of the countries in the region and partners to bring about peace in the region. it has not been sustained. in fact, i'm not sure that i can...
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and as the united states and france and turkey and the gulf cooperation council particularly daryn so you radio are trying to initiate in engineer regime change in the world discouraged about where it's going to go from here but if it doesn't have a diplomatic solution i think the ripples are going to be just disastrous and our leaders won't be the only ones addressing those gathered at the u.n. headquarters in new york doing a sansa still in scullin stand the ecuadorian embassy in london despite his status as a political refugee well also make an appearance so a virtual one via video broadcast i will this closely bring that live to you on wednesday at twenty two thirty g.m.t. . thank. god. well while there are so much talk on how to and the conflict in syria the violence there is gathering pace frest went last targeting government buildings have reportedly rocked the capital damascus and killed several people on wednesday the first explosion was at the ministry of the fance witnesses say fire sparked by the blasts is now great. he neared the building with intense gunfire also heard i
and as the united states and france and turkey and the gulf cooperation council particularly daryn so you radio are trying to initiate in engineer regime change in the world discouraged about where it's going to go from here but if it doesn't have a diplomatic solution i think the ripples are going to be just disastrous and our leaders won't be the only ones addressing those gathered at the u.n. headquarters in new york doing a sansa still in scullin stand the ecuadorian embassy in london...
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>> translator: of course the polls taken inside the united states show that over 75% of the united states population are still somewhat nebulous about the real reasons of that event, of those events. what i said were a number of questions. an event has occurred. due to that, two countries have been occupied and the conflict still continues. every day, hundreds of people in afghanistan, pakistan and iraq are killed. would it not have been better to have a more precise analysis and find out the true in-depth reason of the events of september 11th, make that -- make those findings transparent to the populations in the nations across the world, and then have a response in unison. of course, the expense would have been much less. do you know how much has been spent during the afghan and iraq war? >> a considerable amount of money but let me ask you this, mr. president. if nearly 3,000 iranians had been murdered in the way that americans were on 9/11, in tehran, how would you have reacted to the country that you believed had done that? >> translator: so you are saying that the country of afghan
>> translator: of course the polls taken inside the united states show that over 75% of the united states population are still somewhat nebulous about the real reasons of that event, of those events. what i said were a number of questions. an event has occurred. due to that, two countries have been occupied and the conflict still continues. every day, hundreds of people in afghanistan, pakistan and iraq are killed. would it not have been better to have a more precise analysis and find out...
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up to know what we so throw the united states they are trying to send voices due to the authorities in a very soft way they concentrate on human rights issues but don't own political issues while the political issues is the cause all these violations because the government did not accept oh. politically why they are taking all their actions against us in violating our safety violating our rights. freedom of expression. killing people all this need from the international community to put their pressure on to give people their rights as a democrat democracy nothing else we did not call for a religious state for example we have calling for the democracy as a missile delivery to have all our rights and by whom. in our country there is no justice there is discrimination there is unfair in all sectors in our country of this. policy by the austerities because they don't like people demands and they want to keep everything in their hands. all right ten minutes past the hour here in the russian capital the united states has removed a militant iranian opposition group off its list of foreign ter
up to know what we so throw the united states they are trying to send voices due to the authorities in a very soft way they concentrate on human rights issues but don't own political issues while the political issues is the cause all these violations because the government did not accept oh. politically why they are taking all their actions against us in violating our safety violating our rights. freedom of expression. killing people all this need from the international community to put their...
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host: what do people think of the united states? guest: there is a real disdain for the united states. they find the world we live in to be obnoxious. i think that they see the world as a safer place as multi-polar. the focus on freedom is something they find distasteful. not everybody wants freedom. not every country is going to be free. they look at the u.s. with a tremendous amount of disdain. host: why is there such dislike? if you put it in context, 300 million plus arabs and 14 million jews in the world, what is the distain all about? guest: i do not think the un hates jews. as a general rule, it is way more anti-israel. host: that is what my question should have been. guest: it is interesting. i have said before that, i was raised to be respectful of the un. we owe them a debt of gratitude. israel was created in the united nations. i always feel like the u.n. looks at that as their original sin. they are trying to erase that. if it came to a vote today, in a million years it would never pass. i think you said it, you have a v
host: what do people think of the united states? guest: there is a real disdain for the united states. they find the world we live in to be obnoxious. i think that they see the world as a safer place as multi-polar. the focus on freedom is something they find distasteful. not everybody wants freedom. not every country is going to be free. they look at the u.s. with a tremendous amount of disdain. host: why is there such dislike? if you put it in context, 300 million plus arabs and 14 million...
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$45 million sent by the united states to aid the rebels, the so-called nonlethal aid including helping them organize and buying them communications equipment. as for the u.n. itself, this is pressure little action despite the words we have heard continually from almost every speaker in the john assembly podium this week. >> the regime of bashar al-assad must come to an end so the suffering of the syrian people can stop. >> this is a calamity. >> the future for syria is a future without assad. >>jonathan: that future can only be achieved with action from the u.n. that takes security council action as long as russia and china continue to resist that, and it will not happen. >>shepard: the matter of the president drawing a red line on the using or utilization of weapons, the chemical weapons. do we know if the scenes are moving them to protect them from others? do we have any idea? >>jonathan: it appears we don't have a great deal of idea. the defense secretary panetta, as you heard in your introduction, said they have moved some of them. they do not appear clear on the extent of the move
$45 million sent by the united states to aid the rebels, the so-called nonlethal aid including helping them organize and buying them communications equipment. as for the u.n. itself, this is pressure little action despite the words we have heard continually from almost every speaker in the john assembly podium this week. >> the regime of bashar al-assad must come to an end so the suffering of the syrian people can stop. >> this is a calamity. >> the future for syria is a...
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but yes, i traveled the united states of america for two months on a greyhound bus. you could in those days buy a single ticket and b on a bus as long ayou wt ty ste, intesting people, went from martha's vineyard to san antonio, villa south carolina where i had friends back up to utah and across again. it was fascinating. it's an extraordinary country. >> what will hapn if greece were til? hnsth global economy if part of the eurozone ends up breaking off? >> i don't think the eurozone will break up. i really don't see that. i don't believe in that. i think that the europeans are much t serus andus ab t overall project, sometimes i wish they were more focused about an -- the practical steps that it takes to actually consolidate and unionize not in the sense of tradens b w a stronger european union, but believe they want their project to leaveon, it might be longer, more cumbersome, more laborious than we wish it was, but they will get there. >> is there sti tk o contaken from europe spreading to this country? >> contagion from what's happening in europe to the united
but yes, i traveled the united states of america for two months on a greyhound bus. you could in those days buy a single ticket and b on a bus as long ayou wt ty ste, intesting people, went from martha's vineyard to san antonio, villa south carolina where i had friends back up to utah and across again. it was fascinating. it's an extraordinary country. >> what will hapn if greece were til? hnsth global economy if part of the eurozone ends up breaking off? >> i don't think the...
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and the united states has supported the forces of change. we have taken these positions because we believe that freedom and self-determination are not unique to one culture. these are not simply american values or western values. they are uniform values. -- universal values. and even though there are huge challenges to come with the transition to democracy, i'm con finsed that-- convinced that ultimately government of the people, by the people and for the people is more likely to bring about the stability, prosperity and individual opportunity that serve as a basis for peace in our world. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> funding for charlie rose s prbeen idoven by the coca-cola company, supporting this program since 2002. an american express. additional funding provided by these funders. >> and by bloomberg.
and the united states has supported the forces of change. we have taken these positions because we believe that freedom and self-determination are not unique to one culture. these are not simply american values or western values. they are uniform values. -- universal values. and even though there are huge challenges to come with the transition to democracy, i'm con finsed that-- convinced that ultimately government of the people, by the people and for the people is more likely to bring about...
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live from moscow this is the united states has removed the militant iranian opposition group from its list of foreign terrorist organizations originally one of the main players in the iranian revolution it's now committed to the overthrow of the iranian government international affairs and defense analysts. says the u.s. is seeking to create an ally inside the country. this group. has been very successful apparently to get the support of my birth from both the republican and democratic parties. as well as retirement as work of military. officers included and also there is another issue that the washing up i find this group the useful it seems that they have used to use so feet at least two thousand and seven to try to . target the situation in iraq apparently the corporation always the israeli secret service mossad they have used this group to conduct the s.s.e. nation so for dr scientists to be run on to carry out all their acts of sabotage the group is the way they're going to be secular or the case with power. they would control over the radio program and they're going to go back t
live from moscow this is the united states has removed the militant iranian opposition group from its list of foreign terrorist organizations originally one of the main players in the iranian revolution it's now committed to the overthrow of the iranian government international affairs and defense analysts. says the u.s. is seeking to create an ally inside the country. this group. has been very successful apparently to get the support of my birth from both the republican and democratic parties....
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states and the western powers are responding to the initial arab spring very quickly the u.s. was here with democracy promotion programs and other georgia programs to steer the arab spring into outcomes that are not going to be threatening to western capitalism and to us geopolitics and it's really geopolitics in the region history is littered with western governments using n.g.o.s and groups to advance their interests and more recently with the electronic media and social networks they employ but the angry demonstrations have rocked the arab world after the you tube clip of the innocence of muslims trade when viral shows yet again how the west sometimes force victim to the very same activity it promotes policy r.t. . all right time now for a change of pace and the straight to danielle in the military in all the very latest so what's happening was the sentiment out. there is falling with short losses in tokyo and many firms started to trade without rights to the latest dividend payouts while global growth fears result shares across the region let's check them out because among
states and the western powers are responding to the initial arab spring very quickly the u.s. was here with democracy promotion programs and other georgia programs to steer the arab spring into outcomes that are not going to be threatening to western capitalism and to us geopolitics and it's really geopolitics in the region history is littered with western governments using n.g.o.s and groups to advance their interests and more recently with the electronic media and social networks they employ...
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. >> i have made it clear the united states had nothing to do with this video. it is an insult to muslims but america as well, that i have witnessed after nearly four years as president. i remain ever hopeful all right world that we live in. the war in iraq is over. american troops have come home. al qaeda's been weakened. and osama bin laden is no more. >> obama took the podium six weeks before the u.s. presidential election. he spent much of his time defending his record on foreign policy. >>> to coincide with the open egg ofhe general asell blame, british charity has released a video report on children in syria who are suffering from the escalating violence. many syrian children are haunted by the memory of seeing family members killed in front of their eyes. they have observed children becoming overaggressive. some have injured themselves due to severe psychological wounds. they say a school in the syrian capital, damascus, was bombed on tuesday and children's lives are at risk. the video report shows children sheltering in tents at a refug camp in jordan af
. >> i have made it clear the united states had nothing to do with this video. it is an insult to muslims but america as well, that i have witnessed after nearly four years as president. i remain ever hopeful all right world that we live in. the war in iraq is over. american troops have come home. al qaeda's been weakened. and osama bin laden is no more. >> obama took the podium six weeks before the u.s. presidential election. he spent much of his time defending his record on...